Man who boiled wife's feet ‘killed her over threat to expose sex work'
Markus Volke and Mayang Prasetyo, a transgender sex worker, treated their marriage like a business transaction, a court hears
Australia
Ed Sheeran breaks Australian chart record held by Coolio for 22 years
Singer-songwriter has dominated charts around the world since January this year
12-year-old caught driving across Australia after making it third way
The journey involves going across some of the harshest deserts in Australia
Investigators ‘confident’ they have found missing MH370's location
Missing plane is likely to be north of the original 120,000 search area, scientists say
US to honour Australia refugee deal that Donald Trump called 'dumb'
The deal led to an acrimonious phone call between the US President and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
Second mass bleaching in 12 months devastates Great Barrier Reef
‘The sooner we take action on global greenhouse gas emissions and transition away from fossil fuels to renewables, the better’
Non-stop flights to Australia from London likely 'in the next 5 years'
Qantas said that the super long-haul flights could be made possible thanks to Airbus’ new A350-900ULR and Boeing’s 777-8
Australian government warns of new Anzac Day terror threat
Alert comes after two Isis-linked Anzac Day terror plots foiled in Australia
Target Australia apologise for $72 water bottles after Cyclone Debbie
Australian authorities announce at least three people have died
Biggest dinosaur footprints discovered in 'Australia’s Jurassic Park'
Palaeontologists discover tracks around 1.7 metres long
Thousands shelter as Cyclone Debbie batters northern Australia
Torrential rain, flooded streets and 160mph winds in Queensland as storm gathers pace
Extinct Tasmanian tiger 'sightings' spark hunt for predator
Carnivore hunted to extinction by European settlers may have survived in isolated wilderness area, if sightings by park ranger and tour guide are genuine
Mother accidentally sends daughter to school with vodka for lunch
The girl's mother described the incident as an 'epic lunchbox fail'
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Deadly spider venom could stop stroke brain damage, doctors say
Bite from Australian funnel web spider can kill humans in 15 minutes
Adele scolds security after catching him telling fans to sit down
'If I see one more person be told to sit down, I swear to God'
Great Barrier Reef 'can only survive if global warming is curbed'
In one area up 83 per cent of the coral has died
Airline passenger suffers burns after headphones explode mid-flight
Passengers endure smell of melted plastic and burnt hair for remainder of journey